Books & Manuscripts
John Woodhouse Audubon: The California Gray Squirrel
The Audubon name is synonymous with art of the natural world. Most renowned for his iconic Birds of America, master …
Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books: December 2020 Highlights
At Auction December 17, 2020 Previewing by Appointment Only Through Wednesday, December 16 Maps Atlases & Books …
Autographs by Washington, Hamilton & Hancock Bring Top Prices in November 2020 Sale of Fine Books & Manuscripts
Jane Austen Leads Fine Books & Manuscripts at Swann Our Tuesday, November 17, 2020, sale of Fine Books & Man…
The Voice & Hand of Frederick Douglass
One’s handwriting is unique unto oneself. For some, the style can remain consistent throughout the years. For …
Monster Mash: Five Famous Monster Books to Collect
October brings out the inner ghoul in all of us. Our Literature Specialist, John Larson, compiled a fantasy starter …
Fine Books & Manuscripts: November 2020 Highlights
Featuring Major Works by Jane Austen & Charles Dickens, Autographs & Manuscript Items from John Hancock, I…
Collection Spotlight: Evelyne Daitz, Trailblazing Photography Gallerist
Evelyne Daitz helped to set the foundation for the market and pioneered the ways in which the medium is still consid…
Early Printed Books: Fall 2020 Auction Highlights
Early Printed Books, at auction October 27, 2020, featuring sought-after early imprints, incunabula, North American …
Register for the Legendary Catskill Mountain House Brings $45k in our Fall 2020 Sale of Americana
Our Thursday, September 24, 2020 sale of Printed & Manuscript Americana brought an 82% sell-through rate by lot,…
Happening October 5: Reading and Q&A With ‘Dark Archives’ Author Megan Rosenbloom
Join Us October 5, 2020 at 7PM ET for a fascinating, terrifying look at the rarest books―bound in human skin―and the…
Historic Coastal Artist Colonies of Northeastern America
Each summer, tourists, some of them artists, flocked to Northeastern coastal havens to cure urban fatigue, become cl…
The First Feature Film Shot in Alaska: The Chechahcos
You may never have wondered about the birth of the Alaskan film industry. The first Hollywood film studio was launch…